Jangchok Cheonwang
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Jangchok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the southern direction.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
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Dharmapala ⓘ Heavenly King ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist cosmology
ⓘ
guardian deities of the cardinal directions ⓘ protecting the Dharma ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajrayana-influenced East Asian practices ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRealm | Cāturmahārājika heaven ⓘ |
| culture | Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| equivalentInChinese | Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng ⓘ |
| equivalentInJapanese | Zōchō-ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInSanskrit | Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
protecting Buddhist practitioners
ⓘ
warding off evil influences ⓘ |
| guardOfDirection | south ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | other Three Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| iconographicRole | standing guard at temple gates ⓘ |
| KoreanNameOf | Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticOriginOfName | Korean language ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionAmongFourHeavenlyKings | guardian of the south ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the world
ⓘ
protector of the southern quarter ⓘ |
| title | Heavenly King of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | protective deity ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | guardian king ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
East Asian Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean Buddhist temples ⓘ |
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